Kanbawzathadi Palace

Description

Kanbawzathadi Palace (Burmese: ကမ္ဘောဇသာဒီ နန်းတော်, pronounced [kàɰ̃bɔ́za̰θədì ʃwè náɰ̃dɔ̀]) is a palace in Bago, Myanmar. The original palace, built for King Bayinnaung in 1556, consisted of 76 apartments and halls. It was burned down in 1599. The current building was reconstructed in 1990 and finished in 1992. It was rebuilt following the original design, based on knowledge gained from excavations and the original drawings of the building. The ornate palace gives an impression of the splendor and wealth of the second Burmese empire.

The reconstructed palace does not contain much of the original furniture and personal items used by the royals, as most of it was lost when the palace was looted and destroyed in 1599. There are several reproductions on display, like a replica of the king’s golden coach, decorated with two peacocks and a Pyatthat style roof.

Text adapted from “Kanbawzathadi Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Kanbawzathadi Palace ranks #3,205 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 2 mapped in Myanmar. Founded 1556, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 933 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,422 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. See how Myanmar compares in the castle statistics.

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